alt Hacker NewsHi there :-)
New on HN, first time posting, and (I guess) my post on Show HN was rejected...
Anyway, I hope I'm not bothering anyone by posting this outside Show HN, or posting almost the same thing twice.
Past year, around December, I started experimenting with making ChatGPT and Claude generate source code in LDraw language.
This LDraw is literally an "assembly" language, a low-level programming language that describes how to assemble LEGO pieces together into models, one placement instruction at a time.
When executed by specific tools, like e.g. LDView, LeoCAD, Studio... these instructions become LEGO CAD models, that can be interacted with, modified, etc.
Or, in other words: one LDraw source file in .mpd or .ldr format is equivalent to one LEGO CAD model.
So, the idea I had was: if I manage for maybe ChatGPT or Claude to generate high-quality LDraw source files... then, they would actually be generating high-quality LEGO CAD models, right?
Then, after months of iterations and trying one thing after the other... it worked!!!
Long story short: using GPT-6 Astra and Opus 5.5, I've managed to create a python toolset, instructions, and docs for agents in general. Now, these can be used by them to generate LDraw models.
I've packed it all as a dockerized web app for others to try and experiment, with several providers (and agents) to choose from: OpenAI, Claude and OpenRouter.
I'd really appreciate feedback and comments, let's see where this goes =)
This project is perfect for a Show HN! I moved (most of) your text to the top and added "Show HN" to the title. I'll respond to this bit here:
> and (I guess) my post on Show HN was rejected... Anyway, I hope I'm not bothering anyone by posting this outside Show HN, or posting almost the same thing twice.
Unfortunately we had to put some barriers in place (https://news.ycombinator.com/showlim) because we got flooded, and still are, with Show HNs from new accounts which lack the spark of curiosity that is most important here. The hope is people will take the time to read the site, participate in threads, get a feel for the culture, and eventually post a Show HN that is a better fit.
None of that applies to your project, and if we had a better way to screen these things, we'd write software that let posts like yours through the first time. In any case I'm glad I randomly saw this one, and welcome to HN!